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Mopalia ciliata (Mossy chiton; Hairy Mopalia)

Synonyms: Chaetopleura thouarsiana; Chiton ciliatus; Chiton wosnessenskii; Mopalia grayii; Mopalia kennerleyi

Wikipedia Abstract

Mopalia ciliata is a chiton in the genus Mopalia, commonly known as the hairy chiton. It is a medium sized marine mollusc up to 5.0 cm in length. It is oval shaped with 8 separate moderately elevated, overlapping ridged valves on its dorsal surface. It resides along the coast of North America.
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Predators

Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wootton, J. Timothy. "Estimates and tests of per capita interaction strength: diet, abundance, and impact of intertidally foraging birds." Ecological Monographs 67.1 (1997): 45+. Academic OneFile. Web. 23 July 2010
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0